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Don't be so hard on yourself Tempest. You are to Tristan, as I am to you. It still can't get over what you have learned on your own, which is a lot. Best part is that you willingly pass it on to others. That also includes test flights on your SD and Fearless. [/quote

You are so kind for the compliment If you watch novices competition you will see what i am talking about Compared to that kind of standard , i still consider myself to be a beginner I have just a few days left before i go abroad, and i am planning to have a fly with the other guys on Sunday, plans not final as to time and place, but will let you know soon, will be happy to see you before i go. ( did you receive the bridle line? )

But seeing Tristan fly it tells you nothing. Maybe less than nothing. I challenge Lam to hand that kid a kite he can't do that with.

And...I didn't see a single taz machine, even though Tristan can do them INDOORS on the V.I.P. I know the taz machine is not the only trick in the book, but for me, how this trick looks tells me more about a kite than any other trick.

Oh yeah, my favorite part about this video is the WIND...which you can see clearly is stiff, if not hard. That's a plus given what's going on in the flying.

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I absolutely agree about the taz telling about the kites habits. Also flic flacs although old school tell alot as well

I know the taz machine is not the only trick in the book, but for me, how this trick looks tells me more about a kite than any other trick.

If there is one trend in recent high-end, limited appeal kites it might be argued that not overly worrying about making them completely equal at all tricks and letting them have a weakness (or two) in return for stellar abilities with others is it.

For instance, the Cosmic TC series happily copes with some really serious weaknesses in its flying repertoire. I am given to understand that a few other recent Forum Favourites™ aren't paragons of all-round ability.

It neither Flics nor Flacs very well. Or indeed well. Or, for some people, at all. Personally I find it to be something I tend to fly around. I like the kite but would like it a whole lot more if this aspect was absent.

Overall I don't think it's an especially easy kite to fly well. Hit the spot, it's epic, but I make it look dreadful when I'm not in the mood.

The kite itself flic flacs just fine. The problem is at the other end of the lines.

I don't think many people, even the designers and makers, wouldn't accept that the Cosmic TC has issues with the Flic-Flac. It's not that they are impossible, just that they aren't nearly as straightforward as several other kites. I wasn't aware that this was regarded as a controversial opinion.

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